"The first quarter of the hour of noon has arrived. Prepare for execution!"
Finally, the execution time had come. A tall, thin elder standing on the high platform at the east side of the square announced in a loud voice. This elder was a high-ranking member of the Canghuang Alliance.
Immediately, everyone inside and outside the square perked up. They all knew the Canghuang Alliance had moved against the Su Clan precisely to lure Ye Yunfei here. But now the execution time had arrived, and Ye Yunfei was nowhere to be seen.
"Could it be that Ye Yunfei is scared and won't come to rescue the Su Clan?" Many couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
At that moment, a squad of broad-shouldered, muscular men with bare arms and gleaming steel blades in their hands strode into the Su Clan square, taking up positions behind the thousands of Su Clan members.
"Behead ten of them first to christen the blades!" one tall, thin elder harshly commanded.
Immediately, ten brawny men stepped forward, dragged out ten members of the Su Clan, and raised their blades. With swift strokes, they severed the heads of the ten Su Clan members. Dripping, bloody heads rolled across the square, a shocking sight.
Most of the Su Clan members paled with fright; some women and children screamed.
"You beasts! What the hell kind of Canghuang Alliance is this? Just a bunch of selfish, self-serving brutes! You only want to use our Su Clan to lure out Ye Yunfei so you can snatch the Canghuang Origin!"
"If you want to deal with Ye Yunfei, go find Ye Yunfei yourselves! Why must you slaughter our Su Clan like this!" The high-ranking members of the Su Clan, filled with righteous indignation, began to shout curses.
The high-ranking members of the Canghuang Alliance only smirked coldly, completely ignoring them.
"Continue the beheading! Behead ten each time until none are left!" the tall, thin elder on the eastern high platform shouted.
Snap-crack!
Following his order, ten more Su Clan members were decapitated. Within moments, dozens of Su Clan heads had been severed!
The execution area was a bloody mess; rivers of blood flowed on the ground, the stench of gore reaching to the heavens.
Whoosh!
Just then, a sharp beam of sword light shot over from a distance, aimed directly at the ten brawny men carrying out the executions. These ten men, all possessing strength at the Star Gathering Realm and not weak, saw the sword light coming too fast and too fierce. In their desperation, they all raised the steel blades in their hands to block.
Clang-clang-clang...
The blades in all ten men's hands were knocked flying simultaneously. That sharp sword light pierced straight through the center of their brows. Their bodies stiffened, and they slowly collapsed.
"Father! Mother! I'm here to save you!"
Su Qingluo, a longsword in her hand, flashed toward them like lightning, her posture graceful like a celestial fairy descending to the mortal realm. Combining the might of the Nebulous Heaven Maiden Art with the Jade Purity Sword Art, Su Qingluo had slain ten Star Gathering Realm experts with a single sword!
"What terrifying swordplay!"
Everyone who witnessed this scene couldn't help but marvel in their hearts.
"It's Su Qingluo! Ye Yunfei's woman is here!" someone shouted.
The incident from last time, when Ye Yunfei had caused a great disturbance at the Su Clan headquarters for Su Qingluo's sake, was known to all. Therefore, everyone in the Canghuang Realm knew the relationship between Su Qingluo and Ye Yunfei.
"It's Qing Luo!"
The Su Clan members kneeling in the center of the square looked up towards Su Qingluo.
"Qing Luo, run! It's too dangerous here!"
Su Tianzhe and Zhong Xin were kneeling in the square's center. Seeing their daughter suddenly appear, their expressions changed drastically, and they both shouted loudly.
"Qing Luo, you can't save us! Run, go find Ye Yunfei! Ask Ye Yunfei to avenge our Su Clan!" The Clan Head of the Su Clan also bellowed at Su Qingluo.
"Qing Luo, don't be foolish, escape! The Su Clan's deep-seated blood feud will depend on you for vengeance!" The other high-ranking Su Clan members also began to shout.
These Su Clan leaders understood they likely wouldn't escape death this time. They had originally placed their hopes for revenge on Su Qingluo. They never imagined she would actually run here.
"Hmph! Does she think she can still escape? Trespassing into the execution grounds and killing members of our Canghuang Alliance is a capital offense! Guards, apprehend her!" The Moon Palace Master roared loudly.
Immediately, a large group of men armed with weapons or magical treasures rushed towards Su Qingluo from all directions, attacking.
"Father, Mother, I can't abandon you!"
Su Qingluo activated her movement technique and charged toward her parents' location.
She knew perfectly well how dangerous her actions were. But learning that her parents had been captured and were about to be executed publicly, she had no choice but to charge in, even if it were a dragon's den or tiger's lair.
Su Qingluo knew that with Qingyun Palace's strength, they were absolutely no match for the Canghuang Alliance. It would be like striking a rock with an egg. Qingyun Palace's only reliance was that mysterious middle-aged man in Ancient Beastworld, but he could only operate within the Xuanhuang Star Domain and couldn't venture further.
Within Qingyun Palace, perhaps only Ye Yunfei possessed any real strength to oppose the Canghuang Alliance. But Ye Yunfei had gone out on a trip, his whereabouts unknown. Driven by desperation, Su Qingluo could only leave a note behind and come alone to the Canghuang Alliance headquarters to save her parents. With her parents about to be beheaded, how could she possibly remain seated?
Soon, the Canghuang Alliance forces intercepted and began fighting Su Qingluo.
"Those who stand in my way will die!"
Su Qingluo unleashed the Nebulous Heaven Maiden Art and the Jade Purity Sword Art. Her movements were light and graceful, her skirt fluttering. A multitude of sword shadows filled the air, like a heavenly maiden descending from the ninth heaven, dancing with her sword. And the lethality was astonishing!
Shoom!
A faintly shimmering beam of sword light flashed past, piercing the brows of three Star Gathering Realm experts in succession, turning them into corpses. Su Qingluo's combat prowess was already equivalent to that of the Dao Entry Realm!
"To think Ye Yunfei's woman is also so powerful! The techniques and martial arts she cultivates seem infinitely profound!" The combat strength displayed by Su Qingluo shocked countless onlookers.
"Qing Luo is this strong?!" Even the Su Clan members were astonished.
"Qing Luo, run! Don't worry about us!" Su Tianzhe and Zhong Xin screamed in desperation.
"Quite worthy of being Ye Yunfei's woman. But so what? Since she has come here, she cannot hope to escape even with wings." The Moon Palace Master on the eastern high platform gave a cold laugh and waved her hand.
Immediately, five Dao Entry Realm experts activated their movement techniques and charged towards Su Qingluo.
"Sister Qing Luo, we're here!"
Just at that moment, several figures rushed over at high speed.
"Why did you all come?!" Su Qingluo took a look and couldn't help but be shocked.
Wu Heishan, Yuan Dayong, Xiao Hui, Dugu Huan—all were here! Even the Seven Great Bandits, Yang Xiaohu, and others had come, bringing along a group of elite Qingyun Palace personnel!
Dugu Huan held a scimitar. With a single slash, a tyrannical blade light, rolling forth like a primordial Fiend Rhinoceros, chopped toward a Dao Entry Realm expert closing in on Su Qingluo.
"What overbearing saber technique!" that Dao Entry Realm expert cried out in alarm.
"Why have you all come!? It's extremely dangerous here. Leave quickly!" Su Qingluo cried out anxiously.
"Sister Qing Luo, how could we not come knowing you're charging into danger alone?! If something happens to you, how will we explain things to Boss later?! Screw it, if we die, we die together! I, Wu Heishan, am a man of iron resolve, not some coward fearing death!" Wu Heishan pounded his chest and declared, seeming quite impassioned.
Boom! Boom!
He unleashed the Astral Divinity Technique. Massive stars descended from on high, rumbling as they rotated, like primordial deities pushing great grindstones across the starry sky, their momentum terrifying.
Aah! Aah!
Immediately, several Canghuang Alliance Star Gathering Realm cultivators were blasted apart by Wu Heishan.
"Kill!"
Yuan Dayong, Xiao Hui, Yang Xiaohu, the Seven Great Bandits, and others all fought valiantly against their enemies.
"You guys fight without calling me! The Young Madam has arrived!"
Just then, a petite figure streaked through the distant sky like a falling meteor, arriving with astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, she appeared before the group—a little girl with features like carved jade, cute and pretty, wearing a cheeky smile.
"Die!"
This little girl charged into the square and suddenly roared like a small tiger asserting its might. She punched a mid-stage Star Gathering Realm cultivator, sending him flying backwards to crash into the ground. His head tilted to the side, and he died on the spot.
"Wen Zi! Why are you here too!?" Su Qingluo exclaimed in surprise.
"I knew you were all coming here for a fight, so I tagged along! Sister Qing Luo, watch me. I'm much stronger than before now!" Wen Zi laughed. Her petite figure suddenly flashed again, punching out and sending another late-stage Star Gathering Realm cultivator flying.
"I'm here too!"
At that moment, another woman's clear shout rang out.
A flying ship arrived from afar, stopping above the square. A woman in fiery red robes rushed out from inside, bustling with energy. Her figure flashed as she descended next to Su Qingluo and the others. Long Yingying had come!
"You all... I've brought this upon you..."
Seeing her friends fighting with all their might, and the Qingyun Palace personnel, Su Qingluo couldn't help but let tears stream silently down her face.
In truth, all of them, including Su Qingluo, understood in their hearts. Coming to the Canghuang Alliance headquarters this time was absolutely fraught with peril; it was highly probable they would die here. But they had all come regardless!
"They're all Ye Yunfei's people! Excellent, truly excellent! Men, capture them all. Don't let a single one escape. With these people in our hands, Ye Yunfei will have to listen obediently later!"
The high-ranking members of the Canghuang Alliance all stood up, wearing excited expressions.
Immediately, a large group of experts appeared. In moments, they surrounded Su Qingluo and the others tightly.
"The Canghuang Alliance is truly impressive, isn't it? Bullying a group of youngsters. Aren't you afraid others will laugh at you if word gets out?"
Just at that moment, over a dozen flying ships arrived in force. A voice filled with derision echoed from one of the ships. Shangguan Han had come!
The gazes of all the Canghuang Alliance's top leaders sharpened.